As the year winds down, each week is filled with many different events and activities. This week, we started the week with our “Farewell Assembly”. Right at the start of Monday morning, we were called down to the gym to say our good-byes to
Mrs. Rakic, Mr. Serafini, and Mrs. Basso. It was a wonderful celebration and the students did a wonderful job with their good-bye messages and well wishes. We were especially proud of your contribution. Your cup song rhythm helped keep the whole school singing in time. Well done! I know the teachers who are leaving us were very moved by the performance.
On Tuesday, we started the day with an attempt at an Escape Room escape! In groups of 8 or 9 students, you and your classmates 
had only 1/2 hour to try to escape the Egyptian Tomb created by Mr. Jung’s grade 6/7 class. You were all so very close to escaping but, unfortunately, none of your groups succeeded. It was wonderful to hear you all come back and discuss your strategies. You understood how important it was to work together as a large group and, how important it is to use each others skills and talents to solve all the different clues.
On Wednesday, we went on our second of four swimming trips. As usual, you were able to safely walk to and from the pool. You listened well to the adult supervisors and had a wonderful time playing together. It is so great to see you all celebrating the end of the year together in this way.
We only have a few chapters left in our Novel Study so we will be completing the story next week for sure. It has been an exciting adventure for the kids in the story as they are becoming a news sensation. This week, we focused on how to determine importance and visualize. 
We discussed how the title of a chapter and the first few paragraphs really set the tone and help us get an idea about what might be important in the chapter. The last chapter we read, was full of great description and detail so we used it to help us draw and write about what was happening, how it made us feel, and what it made us wonder about. Visualizing the story really does help us make new and more powerful connections with the stories we read, don’t you agree?
Our poetry collection is in its final stages of completion! You have been working hard to edit, revise, and publish your poems. The final step is to illustrate each page with images that match your poems. 
The absolute deadline for this project is Thursday, June 20th. We’ll have Monday morning ( Mrs. Davis is here on Monday) as well as Thursday to finish up.
Grade 6’s, you need to make sure that your book is done by Wednesday as you will be enjoying a day at Playland on the Thursday.
The Grade 5’s explored symmetry and congruency this week. We were able to look and measure shapes to find congruency while we were challenged to find lines of symmetry in a variety of shapes. At the end, we tested our skills at creating symmetry by completing some mirror images of Indigenous Designs.
In teams of 3, we challenged each other to a “mini-golf” math challenge. Some of you were able to complete the full 9 rounds. Just like in a real game of golf ( the sport) the object is to have the lowest score. Our Winner based on the completed games so far is ANNA with a final score of only 9 points!! Well done Anna!
Our week wrapped up with SPORTS DAY on Friday! The Grade 7’s did a wonderful job preparing all the fun activity stations for us to travel through! “Balloon Keep Up”, “Water Wars”, “Rollback Racers” and an “Obstacle Course” were only some of the great stations we experienced today! 
It was fun to compete against each other in our house teams, but ultimately, the victory went to TEAM BLUE! Woohoo! Congrats to all the winners!
Next week, we will be escaping routines as well. Monday, swimming again! Thursday our grade 6’s will be heading to Playland for their grade 6/7 trip. Finally, on Friday it is our year end celebration with the other intermediate classes at Confederation Park. The fun never stops in June!
A special mention to all Dad’s, stepdads, grand-dads, great grand-dads… We wish you a wonderful Father’s Day this weekend! We hope you are spoiled and honoured for the very important role you play in the lives of your kids and any other children that look up to you!
Your blog response for this weekend is:
If this is your hand after a round of Golf, what is your score?
K A 4
2 A 7
Have a great weekend Division 6!
Mrs. Gil & Mrs. Davis